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Migration and asylum pact

Decisions
13 on 11 sitting days
Outcomes
13 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
27 Nov 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
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A model, not checked by hand
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Kind
EU initiative
Status
Active
Last 90 days
1 decision
Roll-call votes
13
By kind
Consent 2 · New laws 8 · Resolutions 3
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EU-wide framework of policies on migration, asylum, border management and cooperation with partner countries.

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Decisions, 13

The latest decisions on this issue, newest first. No CSV for issues yet: the registers cannot filter by issue.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders ResolutionsAdopted339 for, 225 against, 16 abstained by roll call
17 Jun 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) (No. 2, 17 Jun 2026) New lawsPassed418 for, 218 against, 30 abstained by roll call
16 Jun 2026Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries ResolutionsAdopted344 for, 237 against, 66 abstained by roll call
26 Mar 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) (No. 1, 26 Mar 2026) New lawsNegotiating mandate approved389 for, 206 against, 32 abstained by roll call
10 Feb 2026Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level (No. 1, 10 Feb 2026) New lawsPassed408 for, 184 against, 60 abstained by roll call
10 Feb 2026Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (No. 2, 10 Feb 2026) New lawsPassed396 for, 226 against, 30 abstained by roll call
21 Jan 2026EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina ConsentConsent given565 for, 83 against, 14 abstained by roll call
17 Dec 2025Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (No. 1, 17 Dec 2025) New lawsNegotiating mandate approved384 for, 237 against, 31 abstained by roll call
17 Dec 2025Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level (No. 2, 17 Dec 2025) New lawsNegotiating mandate approved396 for, 202 against, 56 abstained by roll call
23 Oct 2025Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit ResolutionsAdopted367 for, 98 against, 113 abstained by roll call
8 Jul 2025Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 New lawsPassed572 for, 42 against, 67 abstained by roll call
21 Jan 2025EU/Republic of Serbia agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia ConsentConsent given505 for, 90 against, 43 abstained by roll call
27 Nov 2024Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu New lawsPassed627 for, 6 against, 37 abstained by roll call

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Dossiers, 10

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders 2026-2870Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) 2025-0059Decisions217 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries 2025-2111Decisions116 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level 2025-0101Decisions210 Feb 2026 · Adopted
Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept 2025-0132Decisions210 Feb 2026 · Adopted
EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024-0305Decisions121 Jan 2026 · Adopted
Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit 2025-2933Decisions123 Oct 2025 · Adopted
Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 2024-0315Decisions18 Jul 2025 · Adopted
EU/Republic of Serbia agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia 2024-0074Decisions121 Jan 2025 · Adopted
Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu 2024-0128Decisions127 Nov 2024 · Adopted

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this issue: its clear line or divided.

The last 13 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor1Against11Abst.1Divided0With outcome1of13
GreensFor3Against9Abst.1Divided0With outcome3of13
S&DFor6Against7Abst.0Divided0With outcome6of13
RenewFor6Against0Abst.0Divided7With outcome7of13
EPPFor12Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome13of13
ECRFor11Against0Abst.1Divided1With outcome11of13
PatriotsFor11Against2Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of13
ESNFor9Against2Abst.1Divided1With outcome9of13

Connections

Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.

Topics that come up with it

  • Topic Migration & asylum Asylum rules, borders, legal migration and returns.
  • Topic Foreign affairs Ukraine, the Middle East, China, enlargement, human rights abroad.

Running issues

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Migration and asylum pact”. Running issue, 17 September 2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/migration-and-asylum-pact?all=1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-issue-migration-and-asylum-pact,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Migration and asylum pact}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/migration-and-asylum-pact?all=1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/migration-and-asylum-pact?all=1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Running issue. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}